Tian Leyi (田樂義; 1544–?), a Ming-dynasty official from Lanyang County in Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan, who held artisan registration. His courtesy names were Yiqing (宜卿) and Zhiqing (直卿); his studio name or sobriquet was Yunye (芸野), and he was second in birth order.
Life and career
He held the status of shengyuan (生員) and placed 66th in the Henan provincial examination as a juren; in the fifth year of the Longqing reign (1571), he passed the Xinwei metropolitan examination in 322nd place and became a jinshi, ranked 253rd in the third class. He was first appointed Judicial Assistant of Taizhou Prefecture (台州府推官).
In the fifth year of the Wanli reign (1577), in the intercalary eighth month, he was selected as a jishizhong of the Household Section (戶科給事中), and in the second month of the seventh year he was sent out under the annual-quota system as an assistant surveillance commissioner in Sichuan (四川按察司僉事). In the first month of the tenth year he was promoted to Left Assistant Commissioner in Huguang (湖廣左參議); in the eighth month of the eleventh year he became a vice commissioner in Shandong and was placed in charge of the Linqing military-defense circuit. In the second month of the fifteenth year he was promoted to Left Administrative Commissioner in Huguang (湖廣左參政); in the second month of the sixteenth year, he was impeached for incompetence by Mao Zai (毛在), the Shandong circuit censor, and demoted.
Family
His great-grandfather was Tian Ao (田翱), his grandfather was Tian Zongping (田宗平), his father was Tian Keyou (田可猷), and his mother was surnamed Chang (常氏). He had an elder brother, Tian Leshan (田樂善), a younger brother, Tian Lesheng (田樂生), and a wife surnamed Du (杜氏).
References
- CBDB Tian Leyi (127096)
- 搜韵 田樂義 (120144)
- Wikidata Tian Leyi (Q45615003)